Atlanta Braves C Ryan Doumit (finger) was fortunate to avoid a fracture when the middle and ring finger on his right hand were bruised on a foul tip in the Grapefruit League spring game Sunday, March 16, against the New York Yankees. He made a pinch-hitting appearance Wednesday, March 19, and might return to the lineup as soon as Thursday, March 20.

Atlanta Braves C Ryan Doumit said he still wants to catch in 2014, even though speculation suggested otherwise. "I got a panicked phone call from Fredi," Doumit said. "He was like, 'What am I hearing? I was like, 'I'm hearing the same thing and that's news to me.' But I assure you I have every intention on catching and I want to catch. That was one of those things where somebody's wires got a little crossed. That happens."